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Sean Penn

American actor
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In full:
Sean Justin Penn
Born:
August 17, 1960, Santa Monica, California, U.S. (age 64)
Awards And Honors:
Academy Award (2009)
Academy Award (2004)
Academy Award (2009): Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Award (2004): Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Award (2004): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Family Members:
spouse Madonna
Married To:
Leila George (2020–present)
Robin Wright (1996–2010)
Madonna (1985–1989)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2020)
"The Professor and the Madman" (2019)
"The First" (2018)
"Family Guy" (2016)
"The Angry Birds Movie" (2016)
"The Gunman" (2015)
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013)
"Gangster Squad" (2013)
"This Must Be the Place" (2011)
"The Tree of Life" (2011)
"Fair Game" (2010)
"Milk" (2008)
"What Just Happened" (2008)
"Persepolis" (2007)
"All the King's Men" (2006)
"The Interpreter" (2005)
"Two and a Half Men" (2004)
"The Assassination of Richard Nixon" (2004)
"21 Grams" (2003)
"Mystic River" (2003)
"Pauly Shore Is Dead" (2003)
"It's All About Love" (2003)
"I Am Sam" (2001)
"Friends" (2001)
"The Weight of Water" (2000)
"Before Night Falls" (2000)
"Up at the Villa" (2000)
"Sweet and Lowdown" (1999)
"The Thin Red Line" (1998)
"Hurlyburly" (1998)
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1998)
"Hugo Pool" (1997)
"The Game" (1997)
"U Turn" (1997)
"She's So Lovely" (1997)
"Loved" (1997)
"Dead Man Walking" (1995)
"Carlito's Way" (1993)
"State of Grace" (1990)
"We're No Angels" (1989)
"Casualties of War" (1989)
"Judgment in Berlin" (1988)
"Colors" (1988)
"Shanghai Surprise" (1986)
"At Close Range" (1986)
"The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985)
"Racing with the Moon" (1984)
"Crackers" (1984)
"Summerspell" (1983)
"Bad Boys" (1983)
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982)
"Taps" (1981)
"Barnaby Jones" (1979)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed):
"The Last Face" (2016)
"Into the Wild" (2007)
"11'09''01 - September 11" (2002)
"The Pledge" (2001)
"The Crossing Guard" (1995)
"The Indian Runner" (1991)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator):
"The Gunman" (2015)
"Into the Wild" (2007)
"11'09''01 - September 11" (2002)
"The Crossing Guard" (1995)
"The Indian Runner" (1991)
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Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American film actor and director known for his versatility and intense performances. The son of show-business parents, Penn chose to forgo college and instead joined the Los Angeles Repertory Theater. After a few television appearances, including a role in an episode of Barnaby Jones (1979), he moved to New York City in 1980. Well-received performances in the Off-Broadway Heartlands and the film Taps (both 1981) paved the way for Penn’s fame-making role as the underachieving surfer Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He followed with ...(100 of 814 words)

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